Hungary vs Italy: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education

Hungary

7.8%

in 2022

Italy

7.4%

in 2022

Hungary rank

176th

Italy rank

179th

Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education over time

Hungary currently reports 7.8% against 7.4% in Italy, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Hungary's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Hungary ahead.

Globally, Hungary ranks 176th and Italy ranks 179th of 194 countries.

Indicator: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,043 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.